The battle against breast cancer
Women who contribute time and money to breast cancer research causes should find out how that money really is being spent, according to a long time advocate, author, and former breast cancer surgeon.9:06 a.m.Susan Love, MD: One of the founders of the breast cancer advocacy movement. She is president and medical director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation in Pacific Palisades, California, a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention of breast cancer. She's also a clinical professor of surgery at UCLA's school of medicine.
Iraq's uncertain future
The U.S. Embassy has issued a report of Iraq's security situation, and only two-thirds of the provinces there earned optimistic ratings.10:06 a.m.Barry Posen: The Ford International professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is affiliated with the security studies program.
Michael O'Hanlon: Senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, where he holds the Sydney Stein Jr. Chair. He is also author of "The Future of Arms Control."
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